Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Preparing for 2023 While community banks have until 2023 until they must comply with CECL, there is likely less time than expected. . Takeaway 1 "Analysis paralysis" and the pandemic have put CECL on the backburner for many CFIs. 2023 CECL Deadline? Steps to Take This Year WATCH Webinar. Getting started today.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2021

How can community financial institutions thrive in 2021? Community banks provide unique and important banking services for their customers, but they also face significant obstacles. Takeaway 1 Community banks play an important role in the economy and their communities, but they face significant obstacles.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The treasury or cash management customer is usually a bank’s most profitable customer on a risk-adjusted basis ( HERE ). In this article, we discuss cash management profitability and rank the most profitable industries for banks to go after. Cash flow stability is also a factor in cash management profitability.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Photo by Zutik by Andoni/Stocksy Data analysis can illuminate patterns and trends in your customers’ transactions. Community bankers and industry experts share how to best put this data to use. By Colleen Morrison Data is the new currency for Big Tech, business, banking and beyond. All data creates a competitive advantage.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Further, the bank is not allowing the borrower to carry the loan as a “naked floating rate” just because the market expects short-term rates to fall in the next 12 months. As typical for senior debt analysis, the higher the loan leverage, the harder it is for borrowers to absorb rate hikes and revenue shocks.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

Several measurable factors drive loan (and, by extension, bank) profitability, including loan size, credit quality, term, cross-sell, and upsell. In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

Several measurable factors drive loan (and, by extension, bank) profitability, including loan size, credit quality, term, cross-sell, and upsell. In this article, we will consider how and why loan size is one of the most significant drivers of profitability for community banks and what community banks can do to improve performance.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Bank regulators created the UBPR “peer analysis” to help further their own mission of prudential regulation, and it’s not a great substitute for the bank’s own performance benchmarking. Peer analysis vs. benchmarking? There are three subtle but important differences between peer analysis and benchmarking.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 11, 2015

Community banks continue to look for ways to control expenses. Banks have increased the breadth of outsourced processes and functions: everything from check processing, website management, payment solution and even some underwriting analysis and sales leads.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Who the competition is, what the lending competition is offering, their delivery channels, and service levels can help community banks differentiate their services and enhance their competitive advantage. Analyzing the competition can also help a bank be realistic about which products it can sell and at what price.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

New approaches to talent and technology are needed to address changes in the wealth management business model. Wealth management and trust clients are some of the most lasting and profitable relationships a bank can attract, but the banking industry is simply missing the opportunity to realize these businesses’ vast strategic potential.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Effects of the pandemic and other factors creating unpredictability have changed how community banks approach their credit and lending operations. Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

notes that some nonprofits facing tighter funding from federal and state governments are turning to community banks for commercial loans and lines of credit. Therefore repayment analysis needs to be based on unrestricted funds.” Failing to hold the nonprofit to proper financial management and reporting standards.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 10, 2022

FTP was introduced to banks in the early 1980s to help manage interest rate risk on a transactional basis. Over time FTP was further advanced to allow management to measure and manage credit, interest rate, liquidity, and operational risk across business units. Simple Funds Transfer Pricing Example.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Last week, P2Bi announced the rollout of a new partnership program that enables community banks to participate in its small business loan marketplace. Community banks are typically a better bet for small businesses in search of a loan, with approval rates higher than those at larger financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Small business (SMB) lending is big business for community banks , which are a popular destination for small business borrowers, thanks to strong approval rates on loan applications. But new analysis from the Federal Reserve has identified a reversal in community banks’ position in the small business lending market.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This article is the first in a two-part series on top concerns and growth strategies of community banks. Risk management. These are all phrases that resonate with community bankers. Data from Bank Director’s 2014 Growth Strategy Survey in August confirms that these are bankers’ greatest concerns.

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Abrigo

APRIL 15, 2022

ALM & Measuring Liquidity Risk at Banks and Credit Unions Regulatory agencies expect financial institutions to manage liquidity risk using processes and systems commensurate with the complexity, risk profile, and scope of operations. ALM 101: Introduction to Asset/Liability Management. This is the fourth post in a series.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Now, banks and credit unions must determine how to safely and effectively manage risk in the portfolio while also driving growth at their institution. Therefore, it’s essential that the credit memo captures the complete picture of the borrower to ensure proper risk management. This is especially true in an economic downturn.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2022

Last week we wrote about loan-level vs. balance sheet hedging for community banks and provided our loan proposal generator ( HERE ). We compared and contrasted the two strategies and sized the market for community banks. A community bank may transact one or only a few balance sheet hedges over many years.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In a previous article ( HERE ), we discussed the concept of Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP), why systemically important banks and large regional banks incorporate FTP, and why community banks should also consider implementing FTP. bank about loan pricing. For our bank above, we believe the contingent cost is 0.26%.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 18, 2022

In two recent articles, we reviewed the banking industry’s deposit behavior with regard to cost of funding earning assets (COF) ( HERE ), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle ( HERE ). A graph for SouthState Bank appears below.

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 25, 2024

Once upon a time, First Southern Farmers, Merchants & Community Bank & Trust (or FSFMCBT, for short), a community bank in Anytown, USA, was renowned for its neighborly charm. When Calvin DoRight founded the bank in 1948, delivering exceptional customer service was his dream. Thomas proclaimed.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The current yield curve presents various challenges for community bankers for revenue generation and risk management. In this article, we will outline the significance of the yield curve shape and what it may portend for community banks. The Yield Curve Shape A yield curve is a relationship between maturities and yields.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, closer analysis and lessons from history demonstrate that to counteract inflation’s free cash flow-destroying effects, revenue must grow substantially higher than the inflation rate. Sensitivity Analysis. A sensitivity analysis tests assumptions for lenders to use to assess a project’s ability to service debt.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

This article will consider the forecasted yield curve (Fed Funds vs. ten-year financing) for the next few years and show a tactic of how community banks can take advantage of this shape. Second, banks cannot be adequately managed by positioning for one forecast. Forecasting Errors. Historical Lessons.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Working hand in hand with digital transformation, data provides a powerful tool for community banks. Its accessibility, readability and applicability in today’s digital-first environment has enhanced community banks’ ability to serve their customers, creating a heightened experience.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Community banks need to analyze the demographics and varied business segments to identify the growth potential of each market. Another key player for successful small business banks is the vice president of business lending, who manages the relationship managers and reports to the chief lending officer.

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Abrigo

JUNE 11, 2021

Would you like other articles on asset/liability management in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Regulators stress sound risk management practices that include the ability to identify and measure interest rate risk (IRR). Takeaway 3 The most common model to measure long-term IRR is an economic value of equity (EVE) analysis.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

After the success community banks and credit unions had helping businesses in their local communities with lending during the pandemic , financial institutions continue to turn to small business loans as a source of portfolio growth. Market Trend. Small business lending is a focus.

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BankInovation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Jack Henry Lending, the automated lending arm of the core solutions provider, announced Wednesday the addition of the Bank of Charles Town to its community bank portfolio. The deal focuses on loan origination, analysis, review and management at the $700 million W.Va.-based based bank. “We

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In a survey of community banks and credit unions at the 2016 Sageworks Risk Management Summit, 42 percent of respondents said Commercial Real Estate, or CRE, lending was their primary focus for loan portfolio growth. Learn more about the Sageworks Credit Risk Management Solution. This reflects a larger industry trend.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. Community banks can now white label this same product to onboard and process employee retention tax credits for the bank’s small business customers AND prospects.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

2/25 Past actions/decisions give the best insights into a management team's acumen, capabilities, willpower, and its pursuit of excellence.effort lol. Management did not prioritize how things were or what certain people "might like". 7/25 These actions make it clear what $CFBK's management team will prioritize in the future.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Operations play a role across multiple facets of community banking, including account onboarding, payments and transactions, fraud analysis, compliance and regulatory guidelines. On a practical level, what steps can community banks take to strengthen their back-office operations? Minimizing friction.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2023

The graph below shows the 5-year average relationship between NIM and ROA for all banks in the country. The graph and the analysis demonstrate that no relationship exists between a bank’s NIM and performance as measured by return on assets (ROA). What Drives Profitability if Not NIM?

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

One option: marry the best of traditional and the best of new lending and commercial credit analysis approaches. The traditional relationship lending approach for business loans – personal attention and local connections – offered by community banks and credit unions provides a competitive advantage in winning small business loans.

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